Originally Posted by
krispy84
Uncle T, I thought a couple of pre-lunch gins in the mess was the done thing in your day 😉
Originally Posted by
rapidex
More likely to be mead in his day

But pre-lunch drinking was NOT on the agenda. I visited an RAAF Mess once, and everyone was horrified that I had a beer [or two] at lunchtime. After a 2-hour drive from Sydney, after a 2-day journey, what else would one do?
Strange as it may seem, I used to drink Mead.